Sheet-fed Scanner. User s Manual

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1 Sheet-fed Scanner User s Manual Regulatory model: FL-1006S/FL-1011S manual-en e-176u&175+-v300 Avision Inc.

2 Trademarks Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Energy Star is a registered trademark of the U.S. government. IBM, IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Avision Inc. Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and other regulations, such as copyright laws, the customer is solely responsible for complying with all such laws and regulations. Warranty The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Avision makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. Avision shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. ii

3 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance information statement Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/tv technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. iii

4 European Union Regulatory Notice Products bearing the CE marking comply with the following EU Directives: Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC EMC Directive 2004/108/EC Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU CE compliance of this product is valid if powered with the correct CE-marked AC adapter provide by Avision. This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN55022, EN55024, safety requirements of EN and ROHS requirements of EN *This machine is certified as Class 1 LED product. iv

5 Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that the product can not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead it should be sent to appropriate facilities for recovery and recycling in an effort to protect human health and the environment. Fore more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Avision Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. System Requirements CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo or higher Memory: 32 bit: 2 GB 64 bit: 4 GB Optical Drive: DVD-ROM Drive USB Port: USB port 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1) Compatible Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP(SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 (32 bits/64 bits), Windows 10 (32 bits/64 bits) v

6 Product Safety Guide Please clearly read all these instructions, and follow all instructions and warnings before installing and using the device. The following indications are used in this document to obviate any chance of accident or damage to you and/or the device. WARNING CAUTION Indicates potentially hazardous situations, which if instructions are not followed, could result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if instructions are not followed, may result in minor or moderate injury or damage to property. WARNING Use only the AC power adapter that came with your device. Using any other AC power adapter could cause fire, electrical shock, or injury. Use only the AC power cord and USB cable that came with your device and avoid abrasions, cuts, fraying, crimping, and kinking. Using any other AC power cord and USB cable could cause fire, electrical shock, or injury. Do not place objects on top of the AC power cord, and do not allow the AC power adapter or the AC power cord to be stepped on or run over. Place the device and its AC power adapter near an electrical outlet where the AC power adapter can easily be unplugged. If you use an extension cord with the device, make sure that the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord's ampere rating. Place the device close enough to the computer so that the interface cable can easily reach between the device and the computer. vi

7 Do not place or store the device or its AC power adapter: Outdoors Near excessive dirt or dust, water, or heat sources In locations subject to shocks, vibrations, high temperature or humidity, direct sunlight, strong light sources, or rapid changes in temperature or humidity Do not use the device with wet hands. Never disassemble, modify, or attempt to repair the AC power adapter, device, or device option by yourself, except as specifically explained in the device's documentation. This could cause fire, electrical shock, or injury. Do not insert objects into any opening, as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out components. Beware of electrical shock hazards. Unplug the device and the AC power adapter, and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: The AC power adapter or plug is damaged. Liquid has entered the device or the AC power adapter. Object has entered the device or the AC power adapter. The device or the AC power adapter has been dropped, or the case has been damaged. The device or the AC power adapter does not operate normally (i.e. appearance of smoke, strange smell, odd noise, etc.), or exhibits a distinct change in performance Unplug the device and the AC power adapter before cleaning. vii

8 CAUTION: Do not locate the device on rackety or aslope tables. Do not locate the device on unstable surface. The device may fall down and this may result in injury. Do not place heavy objects on the unit. It may cause unbalance and the device may fall down. This may result in injury. Store the AC Power cord/usb cable bundled out of the reach of children to avoid the risk of injury. Keep plastic bags bundled out of the reach of children to avoid the danger of suffocation. If you are not going to use the device for a long period, unplug the AC power adapter from the electrical outlet. viii

9 Table of Contents 1. Introduction Package Items Front View Rear View Scanner Installation Precautions Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the Cables Connecting to Power Turning on the Power Installing the Scanner Driver Connecting to Computer Completing Your First Scan Loading Your Paper Notice on Using the ADF Loading Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray Scanning a Stack of Document with Various sizes and Weights Verifying Your Scanner Installation A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box Showing or Hiding Tabs The Image Tab The Image Selection Box Other Image Options Scanning color images Scanning grayscale images Scanning B&W images ix

10 4.3.6 Editing Profiles The Compression Tab The Color Dropout Tab Color Dropout Selection The Paper Tab Cropping Other Paper Selection The Multi-Feed Detection Tab The Preview Tab The Enhancement Tab The Rotation Tab The Separation Tab The Setting Tab The Imprinter Tab The Information Tab ISIS Interface Operation Using the Buttons Installing Button Manager V Checking the Button Configurations before Scanning Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons Maintenance Cleaning the ADF Cleaning the Calibration Area Replacing the Snap-in Pad Module Replacing the ADF Roller Troubleshooting Clearing a Paper Jam Questions and Answers Technical Service Specifications Index... a x

11 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the color sheet-fed image scanner. With this scanner, you can scan documents from the auto document feeder increase your productivity. Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides proper instructions for you to unpack, install, operate and maintain the scanner. 1.1 Package Items The following figure indicates the package contents. Please check all the items against your checklist. If you do not receive all the items, please contact your authorized local dealer immediately. 1-1

12 Scanner Main Unit 2. Quick Guide/CD 3. USB Cable 4. Power Adapter & Power Cord Note: 1. Only use the AC adapter DA-48M24 by APD included in the machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty. 2. Please unpack the packing carefully, and check the contents against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediately. 3. To access more service supports, visit to register your Avision s product. 1-2

13 1.2 Front View Extension LCD Screen with Up/Down Buttons Paper Guide ADF Paper Tray Paper Guide Extension Cancel Button Scan Button Power Button Output Tray Part Name Extension ADF Paper Tray Paper Guides Operation Panel Function Can be pulled out and adjusted to the size of the document being scanned. Load the document onto this part when scanning document. Adjusts to the width of the documents to prevent skewing of the scanned pages. LCD screen: Shows a number indicating a scan-to destination via the Up/Down buttons. The Power Button: Press to turn on the power. The Scan Button: Press to start a scan. The Cancel Button: Press to cancel a scanning job during operation. 1-3

14 Output Tray Extension Open to collect the document after scanned. Pull it out. Documents are ejected from the ADF to the tray. 1.3 Rear View USB Port Power Jack Part Name USB Port Power Jack Function Connect to your computer. Connect the AC adapter to the scanner. 1-4

15 2. Scanner Installation 2.1 Precautions Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place. Be sure to use the proper AC power source. Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paper-feeding problems. Retain the scanner box and packing materials for shipping purposes. 2-1

16 2.2 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the Cables NOTE: 1). To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner, please install scanner driver first before connecting the scanner to your computer. 2). The scanner driver contains TWAIN, ISIS and WIA driver. After the installation of scanner driver is completed, this scanner allows you to scan via a TWAIN, ISIS, or a WIA interface. Start your TWAIN-compliant image editing software application to select a TWAIN or WIA user interface or your ISIS software to select an ISIS user interface. You may also launch Microsoft s Scanner and Camera Wizard to scan via a WIA user interface Connecting to Power Before connecting, make sure the power switch is off. Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your scanner. Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet. 2-2

17 2.2.2 Turning on the Power Press the Power Switch button on the front panel, the Power LED will flash. When it is finished and ready to scan, the LED indicator will stop flashing and become steadily on. To turn off the scanner, press the Power Switch button for about 3 seconds, the Power LED will be off Installing the Scanner Driver 1. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. 2. The software installation graphic appears. If not, run setup.exe. 2-3

18 Contents on the installation graphic: Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your scanner, you need to install the scanner driver. Install Button Manager V2: To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install Button Manager V2. To ensure Button Manager V2 works properly, please FIRST install scanner driver before installing Button Manager V2. Install Adobe Reader: To view the user s manuals for the scanner and Button Manager V2, you need to use Adobe Reader to open and view the manuals in pdf file format. If you already have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you may disregard this item. Install AVScan X: To scan and organize your multipage document(s), you can install the software application to manage them easily and effectively. View Manual: Click View Manual to view or print the detailed user manual for the scanner and Button Manager V2 respectively. 3. Click Install Scanner Driver to install the scanner driver and then click Install Button Manager V2 to install the Button Manager V2 unto your computer. 2-4

19 2.2.4 Connecting to Computer 1. Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port at the rear side of your computer. 2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a New Hardware Found message. 3. By following the on-screen instructions, click the Next button to continue. When the certification screen appears, click Continue Anyway to complete the installation. 4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button. 2-5

20 3. Completing Your First Scan 3.1 Loading Your Paper Notice on Using the ADF Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets the following specifications: Document (s) can range in size from 74 x 52 mm (2.9 x 2 in.) to 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 in.) Document (s) can range in weight from 27 ~ 413 g/m 2 (7 ~ 110 lb.) ID cards up to 1.25 mm (0.05 in.) thick Document(s) should be square or rectangular and in good condition (not fragile or worn). Document(s) should be free of curl, wrinkle, tears, wet ink, or punch holes. Document(s) should be free of staples, paper clips, paper sticky notes. 3-1

21 3.1.2 Loading Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray Fanning Your Document Note: To avoid occasional multi-feeds or paper jams, please fan your documents and align the top edges before feeding them into the scanner. 1. Hold both ends of the documents and fan them a few times. 2. Rotate the documents by 90 degrees and fan them in the same manner. 3. Align the edges of the documents in a step-like pattern (see picture below). Step-like Scanning Direction 3-2

22 Document Feeding 1. Unfold the document feeder and its extension. 2. Unfold the output tray and raise the paper stopper. 3-3

23 3. Raise the paper guide to hold your multi-page document. 4. Load the stack of document face down with the top of the pages pointing into the feeder. 5. Verify that the paper guides are aligned with the edges of the stack. 3-4

24 3.1.3 Scanning a Stack of Document with Various sizes and Weights When scanning a batch of documents with different sizes and weights, be sure to follow these guidelines to avoid a skewed image or a paper jam: 1. Align the documents TOP EDGE first in the sequence of paper size from large to small. 2. If two pages are of the same size yet with different weight, arrange these pages in the sequence of paper weight from heavyweight to lightweight. 3-5

25 3. Align the edges of the documents by tapping the bottom of the stack against the table top. 4. Center these pages in the document feeder and make sure that the edges of page of the largest size slightly touch the Paper Guide. 3-6

26 3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation To verify if your scanner installation is correct, Avision provides you a useful test program called Avision Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated speed. The following procedure describes how to verify your scanner installation. If the installation is not correct, please review the preceding section to check if the cable connection and scanner driver have been successfully installed. Before you begin, be sure the scanner is on. 1. Select Start>Programs>Avision xxx Scanner>Avision Capture Tool. The Select Scanner Model dialog box will be displayed. 2. Select your driver type and scanner model and click OK. The following Avision Capture Tool dialog box will be displayed. 3-7

27 Fit Page Actual Size Setup Scan Save File Format File Path 3. Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box. (Default is JPEG, other choice includes TIFF, MTIFF, PDF, MPDF, GIF, and BMP.) The supported file formats vary depending on your scanner model. 4. Type your desired folder name and file name in the File Path box. (Default is C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\My Documents\My Scan\Image.) Note: If you do not wish to save the scanned image, deselect the Save button since default is Save Enable. In this case, the thumbnail view will be disabled. And therefore, after viewing all the scanned images, only the last one will remain on the screen. 5. Click the Setup button ( ) or choose Setup from the File menu to prompt the Scanner Properties dialog box. 3-8

28 Image Selection Box 6. From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image type for your scanned image. (Default is Front B&W) If you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan both sides of your document. 7. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box, please see the subsequent chapter, Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box.) 8. Place your document face down on the document glass or face up in the auto document feeder. 9. In the Scan Validation dialog box, click the Scan button ( ) or choose Scan from the File menu. 10. The document will be scanned and displayed in the Scan Validation screen. After the scanned images have been displayed, your scanner installation verification is completed. 3-9

29 Thumbnail View Display View 11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( ) or Actual Size (100%) button ( right side. ) from the Viewing toolbars at the 12. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool. 3-10

30 3.3 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout, Paper, Multi-Feed Detection, Preview, Options, Settings, Information. 2. Image Selection Box Choose your image type and the side of document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner. 3. Brightness Adjust the brightness level from 100 to Contrast Adjust the contrast level from 100 to Resolution Determine the quality of the scanned image. The industry standard is 200 dpi. 6. Invert Reverse the color of your scanned image. 7. Scan Source Choice: Auto Document Feeder, Flatbed, Flatbed (Book), Automatic (varies due to different scanner model) 8. Defaults Reset all values on the tabs to the factory default settings. 3-11

31 4. Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner s settings. It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter. Note: In this chapter, all options are available based on a duplex (double-side) scanner. If you have purchased a simplex (single-side) scanner, all options are available for single sided only. The Scanner Properties dialog box 4-1

32 4.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box Buttons Defaults Cancel Description Click the Defaults button, the factory default settings will be shown on each tab. Click the Cancel button to leave the Scanner Properties dialog box. 4-2

33 The following table shows the default settings: Tab name Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi-Feed Detection Preview Options Default settings Image:Front B&W Binarization:Dynamic Threshold Resolution:200 dpi Invert:Blank on White Scan Source:Auto Document Feeder Threshold:None Brightness:None Contrast:None None None Cropping:Automatic Deskew:Yes Orientation:Portrait OverScan:0.00 Note: The availability of this option varies due to scanner model. Unit:Inch None None Rotation Degrees:None Blank Page Removal:None Edge Fill:White,0 mm Image Control Option:None Setting Enable Energy Saver:Enable, 15 minutes after last scan action Show Scanning Progress:Yes Show Warning Message:Yes Save Settings after Closing:Yes Imprinter Digital Imprinter 4-3

34 4.2 Showing or Hiding Tabs The [Scanner Properties] dialog box is displayed in default with three basic tabs - Image, Paper, and Information. To show more tabs, click the [Scanner Properties] icon to access more scan settings. To show more tabs, 1. Click the [Scanner Properties] icon ( ) on the upper left corner, and choose [Tab] to show available tab names. The available tabs include Compression, Color Drop out, Preview, Rotation, Separation, Multi-Feed, Options, Settings, and Imprinter. (Note: the options vary based on scanner model.) 2. Choose the tab you want to display. The selected tab will be shown with a check mark and then displayed in the [Scanner Properties] dialog box. 3. To access the settings, click the selected tab on the top of the [Scanner Properties] dialog box. The page of the selected tab will be displayed. To hide a tab window, 1. Click the [Scanner Properties] icon ( ) on the upper left corner, and choose [Tabs] to show available tab names. 2. Choose the tab you want to hide. Then, the selected tab will be hided in the [Scanner Properties] dialog box. Note: The [Image], [Paper], and [Information] tab can not be hided since they preprogrammed to be displayed by default. 4-4

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36 4.3 The Image Tab The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the rear side of your document, the type of image, and to set several basic scan settings. Note that except for the resolution, you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side. For example, all settings in the Image tab, Compression tab, Color Dropout tab can be set individually for the front and the rear side. However, the settings in the Paper tab, the Option tab, and the Setting tab have to be set the same for the front and rear side. The Image tab dialog box 4-6

37 4.3.1 The Image Selection Box The Image Selection box includes the image type and document side option. If you wish to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document, you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time. Note the options vary based on type of scanner. Example 1:Scanning a two-sided color document, both sides in color Side/Image Selection Front Rear 4-7

38 Example 2:Scanning a two-sided color document, one in B&W, the other in color Side/Image Selection Front Rear Image Type Description Color Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color. Gray Choose Gray image if your original contains actual shades of gray. B&W Choose B&W if your original contains only text, pencil or ink sketch. B&W Gray Color 4-8

39 Front/Rear Auto Color Detection: Click to automatically detect and scan the front or the rear page of your color document in color image mode. If your document is in colors, the scanner will automatically scan the document into a color image. If your document is non-color, you can choose the output to be either B&W or Gray from the Non-Color Selection option. This option is useful when you have a mixture of color and non-color document. Note: If you choose Front Rear Auto Color Detection, you can not specify the image mode of your rear page and vice versas. Sensitivity of Auto Color Detection If your documents contain primarily B&W text and small amount of light or pale colors and you do not wish them to be recognized as color image to save the file size, you can increase the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the right to let these images to be detected as B&W. The value ranges from 1 to 100. The default is 37. Original 4-9

40 Sensitivity: 1 (The image is recognized as a color one) Sensitivity: 100 (The image is recognized as a black and white one) 4-10

41 4.3.2 Other Image Options Binarization This is the process of converting a grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Options: Dynamic Threshold, Fixed Processing, Halftone 1~5, Error Diffusion. Dynamic Threshold: Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically evaluate each document to determine the optimal threshold value to produce the highest quality image. This is used to scan mixed document containing faint text, shaded background, or color background with a single setting. If Dynamic Threshold is selected, Threshold, Brightness, and Contrast are not available. Sensitivity of Dynamic Threshold Occasionally your scanned image may contain small dots or speckles. To remove these spots, increase the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the right. The value ranges from 1 to 30. The default is

42 Fixed Processing: Used for black-andwhite and other high contrast documents. A single level is set to determine the blackand-white transition. The threshold is programmable over the entire density range. Fixed Processing sets Contrast to 0. If Fixed Processing is selected, Contrast is not available. Halftone: In addition to the black and white display, Halftone can present a somehow gray shade of image by using different size of dots. Halftone image looks like the picture we have seen in the newspaper. Options include Halftone 1, Halftone 2, Halftone 3, Halftone 4, Halftone 5. Error Diffusion: Error Diffusion is a type of Halftone. Error Diffusion gives good image texture and makes text in images more readable than Halftone. Halftone Image 4-12

43 Error Diffusion Image 4-13

44 Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded information. A high threshold value produces a darker image, and can be used to help pick up faint images. Adjust the threshold setting by dragging the Threshold sliding bar to the left or right to achieve the desired threshold setting. 200 dpi, Threshold:50, Brightness: dpi, Threshold:100, Brightness:

45 Gray Document Type: Choice: Normal, Photo, Document Three options of document type are provided when you choose Gray as the image type for your scanned document. Choice: Normal, Photo, Document. Document: Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular business document. When using Document, only Threshold can be adjusted. Photo: Choose Photo if your original contains photo to reproduce your photo in vivid grayscale image. When using Photo, no Threshold and Contrast can be adjusted. Normal: When using Normal, Threshold, Brightness, and Contrast can be adjusted. Threshold: The value ranges from 0 to 255. The default is 230. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded information. A high threshold value produces a darker image, and can be used to help pick up faint images. Adjust the threshold setting by dragging the Threshold sliding bar to the left or right to achieve the desired threshold setting. 4-15

46 Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) 4-16

47 Brightness Contrast Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness. The range is from 100 to Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the bigger the different grayscale. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the contrast. The range is from 100 to Brightness: -50 Brightness: 0 (Normal) Brightness: +50 Contrast: -50 Contrast: 0 (Normal) Contrast:

48 Resolution A good control of the resolution results a good detail of an image that scans. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number, the higher the resolution and the image file size. Be aware that greater resolution takes more time to scan, and more disk space for the scanning image. For your information, an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space. A higher resolution (usually means over 600 dpi) is only recommended when you need to scan a small area at True Color mode. Choose a resolution value from the drop down list. The default value is 200 dpi. Available resolutions are 75, 100, 150, 200,300, 400 and 600. Or you may choose your desired value by clicking the box in the right side of the drop down list and press the arrow key to select your desired value and then click the Add button to include it in the drop down list. Note: The resolution is up to 300 dpi if an imprinter or a MICR reader is installed or connected to the scanner. Resolution: 75 dpi Resolution: 150 dpi 4-18

49 Invert Reverses the brightness and the colors in the image. The default setting is Black on a White background. Reverse mode is White on a Black background. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert. Black on White White on Black 4-19

50 Scan Source Choice: Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan multiple pages. Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For example, pages from newspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. Flatbed (book): Used to scan several inside pages from book. Automatic: Allow the scanner automatically set its scan source. If Automatic is selected and there is document in both the auto document feeder (ADF) and the flatbed, then the scan source will be automatically set to ADF. If Automatic is selected and there is document only in flatbed, then the scan source will be set to flatbed. Merge Two Sides into One Image: If you have a sheet-fed duplex scanner with front input tray, you can scan an A3 size document with an innovative method. Thus, fold your A3 size document into A4, and then load the paper in the front tray. Choose Merge Two Sides from the Scan Source option and then the scanner is able to scan both sides of your document and merge two A4 images into one A3 image. When you select Merge Two Sides into One Image, the Cropping or Multi-feed function will be disabled. Note: This feature must be used with a carrier sheet. Regarding how to load a document with a Carrier Sheet, refer to Section 4.6.2, Other Paper Selection. Note the options vary based on type of scanner. 4-20

51 Note: If you have purchased a duplex sheetfed scanner, choose [Merge Two Sides] on the [Scan Source], then the scanner is able to scan both sides of your document and merge them into a single image. Select the Merge Vertically option to merge the front side and the rear side of a page into one image vertically. If the Merge Vertically option has not been selected, the front side and the rear side of a page will be merged into one page horizontally. Front Side Rear Side Front Side Rear Side Merge Vertically Merge Horizontally Note the options vary based on type of scanner. 4-21

52 Color Matching The purpose of Color Matching is getting the accurate color. This option uses the default parameters (ICC profile) to adjust the colors of the image. Choice: None, Document, Photo None: Choose None to disable this option. Document: Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular business document. Photo: Choose Photo if your original contains photo to reproduce your photo in vivid color image. Normal After Color Matching 4-22

53 4.3.3 Scanning color images The following options are available for scanning color images. Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert Scanning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images. Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert Scanning B&W images The following options are available for scanning B&W images. Binarization (Dynamic Threshold) Resolution Invert Or Binarization (Fix Processing) Threshold Brightness Resolution Invert 4-23

54 4.3.6 Editing Profiles The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and save your frequently used scan settings into a profile. You can edit these profiles by renaming or deleting them. To add a new profile, 1. Customize your settings. (For example, change your resolution, image type, cropping method, scan size, or other scan settings.) 2. Click the Image tab and then choose Profiles to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box. 3. Click Add to enter the name of the profile and then choose Save. 4. The new profile will be saved and shown in the Profiles dropdown list box. 4-24

55 To load a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable profile from the Profiles dropdown list box. 2. Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded and displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box. To delete a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, click Profiles to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box. 2. Choose the profile you want to delete from the dropdown list box. 3. Click Delete. A Confirm message Are you sure you want to delete this profile? is prompted. 4. Choose Yes to delete or Cancel to quit. 4-25

56 To rename a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, click Profiles to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box. 2. Choose the profile you want to rename from the dropdown list box and then click the Rename button. 3. Enter new name for the profile. 4. Choose Save to save the new profile or Cancel to quit. Note: The preset default profiles include Flatbed, Simplex-B&W, 200 dpi, Simplex-Gray, 200 dpi, Simplex-Color, 200 dpi, Duplex- B&W, 200 dpi, Duplex-Gray, 200 dpi, Duplex-Color, 200 dpi. If you have a simplex or a sheetfed scanner, the duplex or the flatbed option will not be available. 4-26

57 4.4 The Compression Tab The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of compression. Bi-tonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 (G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology. Move the JPEG Quality slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the level of compression. Note the greater the compression level, the lower image quality. Default is 50%. Note that the compression depends on your image editing application. If your image editing application does not support the type of compression format, then either a warning message will appear or the image quality of the compressed file will not be acceptable. JPEG (Joint Photographic Editor Group). This group developed and lent their name to a file compression standard for color and grayscale images that is widely used by scanners, and software applications. On Microsoft Windows-based systems, a file with the extension.jpg has normally been compressed using this standard. For scanning color or gray images, the following compressions are available: None JPEG For scanning B&W images, the following compressions are available: None G4 4-27

58 The Compression tab dialog box 4-28

59 4.5 The Color Dropout Tab Color Dropout Selection The [Color Dropout] tab allows you to select either green, red, blue, or a color of your choice to remove the details of the selected color from a scanned image. This feature is used to sharpen your text when using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. Note this feature applies only to the gray or black and white image. Choice: None, Auto, Remove Red, Remove Green, Remove Blue, Custom - None: Does not remove any color. - Auto: Automatically outputs the image with the details of the primary color removed. - Remove Red/Remove Green/Remove Blue: Outputs the image with the details of the specified color removed. - Custom: Specify the color you wish to remove by entering its RGB (Red, Green, and Blue) value respectively. Advanced Options: - Quality Mode: Range: 0~20. Default: 10 When [Quality Mode] is selected, you can determine the color to be dropped out using the [Filter Threshold] slider. A lower value will drop more of the selected color out, while a higher value will leave more of the selected color in. - Normal Mode: Use an optimized setting to determine the color. 4-29

60 Original Auto/Remove Green (normal mode) Remove Red (normal mode) Remove Green (quality mode: Threshold: 18) Preview the color dropout result: To preview the color dropout result, please follow these steps: 1. Click the [Scanner Properties] icon ( ) on the upper left corner, and choose [Tab] to show available tab names. 2. Choose [Preview] to show the Preview tab. 3. Click the [Preview] tab to show the Preview page. 4. Load your document to the scanner and click the [Preview] button to get a preview image. 5. On the [Image] tab, click [Gray] or [Black and White] image mode and then choose [Custom] on the [Color Dropout] tab. A [Preview window] button will be displayed. 6. Click the [Preview window] button to prompt the [Preview] window with the previewed image. 4-30

61 7. Move your cursor over the preview image. Your mouse cursor now becomes an Eyedropper. 8. Click to select a color which you wish to remove. 9. Click and hold your mouse button to view the result after removing the specified color. If the result is satisfactory, click [OK] to close the Preview window. The Preview Window The Color dropout result 4-31

62 The Color Dropout dialog box 4-32

63 To select a color on the Color palette, 1. Click the Color Dropout tab from the Scanner Properties dialog box. 2. Choose Gray or B&W from the Image Selection box and click Custom from the Color Dropout drop-down menu. The Color palette appears. 4-33

64 3. Move your cursor over the palette. The cursor becomes a cross sign. 4. Click to choose a color. The RGB values are changed simultaneously. 4-34

65 4.6 The Paper Tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, Multi-Feed Detection). The Paper tab dialog box 4-35

66 4.6.1 Cropping Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Automatic (36 ), Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection, Automatic Multiple, Relative to Documents. Options Automatic Automatic (36 ) Fixed to Transport EOP (End of Page) Detection Description Automatic adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes and automatically straighten a skewed document. Use this option for batches of mixed-sized documents. Automatically adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes smaller than 36 and automatically straighten a skewed image. Use this option for batches of mixed-sized document. Note: The availability of this feature varies due to scanner model. This feature allows you to define the area or zone to be imaged. Use for batches of same-sized documents. If you select this option, you can use the arrow keys to define the x and y offset values, width and length to redefine your scanned area. The Display window will show image placement as you change the values. This feature allows you to define the area or zone to be imaged. Use for batches of same-width but different length documents. If you select this option, you can use the arrow keys to define the x and y offset values, width and length to redefine your scanned area. The Display window will show image placement as you change the values. 4-36

67 Automatic Multiple Relative to Document This option allows you to place various sized documents such as photos, ID Cards, or business cards on the flatbed (if available) and lets you create multiple individually cropped images in one scan. Note: To correctly create multiple images, please make sure there is at least 12mm (0.5 ) of space between each document. This option allows you to crop different areas on your documents and deliver these images in B&W, Gray, or Color separately. For example, there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B&W and a part of the document in color to save storage space. This is useful for documents where a photograph or signature appears in a consistent area on the document such as resumes, and so on. The following options are only available when Fixed to Transport is selected. X-Offset the distance from the left end of the scanner to the left edge of the scanning area. Y-Offset the position from the top end of the document to the top end of the scanning area. Width the width of the scanning area. Length the length of the scanning area. Center: automatically calculates the x-offset for centerfed feeding based upon document size selected. relocate the scan area by click the arrow key on the cross sign while retain the scan size. View the result from the Display window. 4-37

68 The Adjustment option is available when Automatic is selected. Adjustment adds a positive/negative margin value Top/Bottom or toward left/right of the image. Adjustment is used when the automatic document feeder is used. Adjustment reduces the possibility of corner clipping on skewed images. To set Adjustment values, use the UP/Down buttons to select where you want to apply Adjustment values: Top/Bottom or Left/Right, and then select the amount of inches/mm/pixels applied. Select a value within the range of 0.00 to 1.00 /

69 Relative to Document: (used for batches of same-sized documents) This option allows you to crop different areas on your documents and deliver these images in B&W, Gray, or Color separately. For example, there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B&W and a part of the document in color to save storage space. This is useful for documents where a photograph or signature appears in a consistent area on the document such as resumes, and so on. The following procedure describes how to reproduce the entire document in B&W and a portion of document (picture) in color. 1. On the Paper tab, choose Relative to Document or Fixed to Transport from the Cropping option. 2. Choose your scan size from the Scan Area option. The selected scan size will be displayed in a red rectangular box. This is also the scan size of your entire document. (For example, ISO B5. If you have not chosen a scan area and leave the selection as None, then the default area will be the scanner s maximum.) A red rectangular box 4-39

70 3. Click the Preview tab to display the Preview window. A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan size your have just selected. The Image Selection Box A black rectangular box 4. Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area. The Preview Image The Preview Button 5. Select image type from the Image Selection box. The selected image will appear in highlighted color. (For example, Front Color) 6. Place your cursor on the Preview window and click your left mouse button. A cross sign will appear as illustrated. Create your relative scan size diagonally by dragging the left mouse button to your preferable size. The selected area will appear in a red box as illustrated. 4-40

71 A Cross Sign The Relative Area 7. Check the B&W image from the Image Selection box to scan the entire document. 8. Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in two image types and sizes. (See the result in below.) The entire document in B&W The relative area in color 4-41

72 4.6.2 Other Paper Selection Carrier Sheet Mode: Check this option to automatically crop the scan window according to your document size when scanning non-standard document (fragile, irregular-size document) with a carrier sheet (optional). Note: The availability of this option varies due to scanner model. Loading Documents Using a Carrier Sheet A Carrier Sheet is a plastic sheet specifically used for loading non-standard document onto the scanner. It allows you to scan document that can not be scanned in the regular way. Also, documents larger than A4 size, such as A3 and B4, can be scanned by folding in half, inserting into the Carrier Sheet, and scanning in duplex mode. You can also scan documents that can be damaged quite easily such as photographs, or irregular size documents that are difficult to load directly such as clippings. To scan document using a Carrier Sheet, For documents larger than A4/Letter size, such as A3 a. Fold the sheet to be scanned in half. b. Fold the sheet tightly and smooth out crease. Otherwise, the sheet may be skewed during scanning. 1. Open the Carrier Sheet and place the document inside. Align the top of the document to the top of the Carrier Sheet (the printed area). 4-42

73 For documents larger than A4/letter size, such as A3 Align the top of the document to the top of the Carrier Sheet (the printed section) and the folded portion to the right edge of the Carrier Sheet so that the document fits into the Carrier Sheet at the upper corner. For non-standard document Center your document in the Carrier Sheet. 2. Load the Carrier Sheet with the gray section (printed section) facing downwards. 3. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the Carrier Sheet. Adjust the paper guides so that there is no space between the guides and the Carrier sheet. Space between the guides and Carrier Sheet may cause the Carrier Sheet to become unaligned during scanning, and skew the scanned image. 4. Start the scan. 4-43

74 Notice: [Carrier Sheet] is available for the models that support the Carrier Sheet. Some functions are disabled when [Carrier Sheet] is checked. This option may not work properly on some applications. Scan Area Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice. Choices are listed below: None US Letter- 8.5 x 11 US Legal 8.5 x 14 ISO A4 21 x 29.7 cm ISO A x 21 cm ISO A x 14.8cm ISO A7 7.4 x 10/5 cm ISO B x 25 cm ISO B x 17.6 cm ISO B7 8.8 x 12.5 cm JIS B x 25.7 cm JIS B x 18.2 cm JIS B7 9.1 x 12.8 cm Scanner Maximum Long Page (<118 ) 4-44

75 Long Page (<118 ): When you need to scan documents whose length exceeds scanner maximum, please choose Long Page. Note if Long Page is selected, the Multi-Feed Detection will not be available. (Note: This option and the maximum allowable document length vary due to type of scanner.) When Long Page (<118 ) is selected, be sure to specify your document size in the Length and Width field. Notice when scanning long page document: 1. Pull out the extension in the ADF Paper Tray. 2. Secure enough space around the Output Tray to prevent the ejected paper from falling off the Output Tray. 3. To ensure the performance, in color mode, set the resolution to be 300 dpi or lower; in Black and White mode, set the resolution to be 600 dpi or lower. 4. Depending on your system environments, application, or your specified paper size, there may be insufficient memory to perform scanning. OverScan Overscan allows you to add a specific margin at top and bottom or right and left (Options vary based on the type of scanner) of the edge of the image. This is used to reduce possible corner clipping on the skewed images and often applied to a batch of skewed document to be scanned in the auto document feeder. Select a value between 0 and +5 mm. Note the overscan result will not be shown in the Display window and that the availability of the function varies based on type of scanner. Pre-Feed Choice: Enable, Disable. If enable is selected, you can set the amount of time the scanner starts pre-feeding your paper after your documents has been loaded into the feeder. The default is disable. Note: The availability of this option varies due to scanner model. 4-45

76 Transport Timeout Set the amount of time the scanner will wait and then start auto scan after the first scan job is completed. If you have many separate documents need to be scanned at the same scan settings, this feature is especially useful. The default is 0. The value ranges from 0 to 30 seconds. Note: 1 Within the specified timeout period, if you load your document to the feeder, the scanner starts scanning automatically. 2 If your scanner has a flatbed option and you place your paper on the flatbed, after the timeout period, you need to click the Scan button on the TWAIN user interface to start scanning. 4-46

77 Background Setting This option allows you to set your scan background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. Note: For a sheet-fed scanner with an auto document feeder, this option is currently available only in the Auto crop mode. For a scanner with a flatbed platen, this option is available either in the Auto crop or the Fixed to Transport mode. White Background Black Background 4-47

78 4.7 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab Multi-Feed Detection Multi-Feed Detection allows you to detect overlapped document that go through the auto document feeder. Multi-Feed usually occurs due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or electro-statically charged document. Note: The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner. 4-48

79 Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of document being multi-fed. This value indicates the additional length exceeding your scan area. The Display window will show the size of the document as you change the value. A value of 0 indicates no additional length detection. The Additional Length Detection is best used when scanning samesize documents in the auto document feeder. Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by detecting paper thickness between documents. Note: The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner. There are two options available if Multi-Feed is detected. Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed If this is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder and display the following Warning dialog box if multi-feed is detected. Action: 1. Follow the instruction on the Warning dialog box to remove the rest pages on the feeder. 2. Click OK to close the Warning dialog box. 3. Scan the rest pages. 4-49

80 Clear the Multi-Fed Paper: Auto If this is checked, once multi-feed is detected and scanning operation is stopped, the scanner will automatically clear the transport of the multi-fed paper. If this is not checked, once multi-feed is detected and scanning operation is stopped, you need to manually clear the transport of the multi-fed paper. Note: The availability of this option varies based on type of scanner. Multi-Feed Alarm If a wave file is added, the scanner will make a sound alarm if multi-feed is detected yet no Warning dialog box will be displayed. If Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder. If Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed has not been selected, the scanner will continue to scan till the end of your document. Action: 1. If Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed is selected, follow the action described in the preceding section Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed on the previous page to complete your job. 2. If Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed has not been selected, rescan the pages where multi-feed is detected. 4-50

81 How to add the sound alarm: 1. Click the Browse button on the right side of the speaker icon. The Open dialog box appears. 2. Choose your wave file. 3. Click the Open button. The wave file is added. Units Defines the primary measurement system. Inches, Millimeters, and Pixels are available. 4-51

82 4.8 The Preview Tab The Preview tab allows you to preview (a low-resolution scan) your image before final scan. This preview image lets you allocate your scan area. You can choose your scan area by the Scan Area drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window. Then, a red rectangle box will appear to indicate the selected area. Note: If you choose Automatic Cropping on the Paper Tab, then to select a scan area on the Preview tab is not allowed. The Display Window The Preview Tab 4-52

83 4.9 The Enhancement Tab The Enhancement tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings. The Option tab dialog box 4-53

84 Punch Hole Removal You can remove punch holes from the output scanned image when scanning punched document. Note the availability of this feature varies depending on your scanner model. Original Output image Punch holes can not be removed when: Resolution is set lower than 150dpi The hole is near the edge of the document The holes are not aligned along the edge of the document Punch Hole Removal is available only when Auto Crop is enabled. If either Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection, Automatic Multiple, Relative to Documents is selected from the Cropping option on the Paper tab, the Punch Hole Removal option will be disabled. 4-54

85 Background Processing: The [Background Processing] option allows you to smooth background color or remove it to make image clearer. The option is especially useful for documents with color forms such as invoices. Choices: None (default), Smooth, Removal - None - no background processing will be performed (default) - Smooth - produces images with a more uniform background color. This option improves image quality. - Removal - identifies the background color and then removes it. Sensitivity: Choice: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. Default: 0 - The higher the value, the more background color will be kept. Mode: Auto, Moiré If [Smooth] is selected in the [Background Processing] option, then the choices for the [Mode] option includes Auto, and Moiré. - Auto - uses the factory preprogrammed mode to proceed background smoothing. - Moiré Remove the moiré patterns that appear on the background of the image when scanning printed material. If [Removal] is selected in the [Background Processing] option, then the [Mode] option will be replaced with [Fill Color]. Choices: White, Auto. - White - identifies the background color and substitutes it with white. - Auto - identifies the background color and substitutes it with the color of the largest background zone. 4-55

86 Background Processing: None Background Processing: Smooth Background Processing: Removal Fill Color: White Note: Background color in small zone will not be processed or removed. 4-56

87 Edge Fill Check White or Black if you wish to add white or black edge on the border of your scanned image. Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm. Default value is 0. Original Edge Fill: 5mm (Black) 4-57

88 Despeckle Occasionally small dots or specks appear in the background of a scanned image. Remove unwanted speckles provides a cleaner image for OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing, and also helps to reduce compressed file size. Define the speckles (also known as image noise) you wish to remove by specifying its number (size) and radius (range). The measuring unit is pixel. The higher the number, the more speckles will be removed. Before Despeckle (noise number:0, noise radius:1) After Despeckle (noise number:22, noise radius:10) Note: The function is currently available for Black and White image only. To scan at rated speed, it is recommended to set the noise radius up to 10 pixels. 4-58

89 4.10 The Rotation Tab The Rotation tab allows you to set the following image rotating options: 4-59

90 Rotate Image Choose the rotation angle from the drop down list if you wish to rotate your scanned image. Choice: None, 90 CW(clockwise), 90 CCW(counter clockwise), 180, Auto based on contents. Auto rotate every even page. Original Rotate 90 CW Rotate 90 CCW Rotate 180 Auto based on contents: When Auto based on contents is selected, images can be rotated to their proper orientations based on their contents. Auto rotate every even page: Automatically rotate 180 on every even page. This is especially useful when you scan the inside pages from a book. As a result, if you choose Flatbed (book) from the Scan Source option, auto rotate every even page will be selected as default. Note: This option varies based on type of scanner. 4-60

91 Split Image By splitting an image, two separate images are created horizontally or vertically. This is useful for documents containing two pages per image when you want to save them as two images (one page for one image). Choice: None, Horizontal, Vertical. Default is None. Horizontal: Divide one image into the upper half and the lower half. Vertical: Divide one image into the left half and the right half. Split Horizontally Split Vertical 4-61

92 Flip Side Rotation Select fanfold to rotate the image of the reverse side to 180 degrees. This is applied to double-sided document which are viewed in portrait are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape or vice versa. Choice: Book, Fanfold. If Book is selected, the image of the reverse side will not be rotated. The following illustration shows the documents which should be viewed in portrait are fed into the scanner in landscape 4-62

93 Image Control Option Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right and left side of your image. Original The Mirror Effect 4-63

94 4.11 The Separation Tab The Separation tab allows you to enable the detection engine to detect the blank page, barcode, and patch code and then notify the software application which supports document separation to separate your multi-page documents. Choices: Blank Page Removal, Barcode Detection, Patch Code Detection. Blank Page Removal Check if you wish to remove the blank page and move the slider to the left or right to your desired threshold. When the bar code has been detected successfully,a file [avbarcode.ini] will be created and stored in the following path: 4-64

95 Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\%PRODUCTNAME% Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10: C:\ProgramData\%PRODUCTNAME% Barcode Detection: Check [Enable] to detect barcode and notify the software application for advanced processing. Please note the whole document will be checked and no specific detection area needs to be designated. Barcode Types: The following barcode types can be detected. Two-dimensional codes Aztec DataMatrix PDF417 QR Code One-dimensional barcodes: Add-2 Add-5 Airline 2 of 5 Australian Post 4-State Code BCD Matrix Codabar Code 128 (A,B,C) Code 2 of 5 Code 32 Code 39 Code 39 Extended Code 93 Code 93 Extended 4-65

96 DataLogic 2 of 5 EAN 128 (GS1, UCC) EAN-13 EAN-8 GS1 DataBar Industrial 2 of 5 Intelligent Mail (One Code) Interleaved 2 of 5 Inverted 2 of 5 ITF-14 / SCC-14 Matrix 2 of 5 Patch Codes PostNet Royal Mail (RM4SCC) UCC 128 UPC-A UPC-E Note: Recommended resolution: 200~600 dpi for regular barcode, 300~600 dpi for QR code Skewed barcodes may not be recognized correctly. Using the same sheet repeatedly may decrease the recognition accuracy due to accumulated dirt on the sheets. If the sheet is not recognized correctly or gets smudged, replace it with a new sheet. Patch code Detection: Check [Enable] to detect patch codes and notify the software application for advanced processing. A patch code is a pattern of parallel, alternating black bars and spaces (i.e. a barcode) that is printed on a document. Patch code sheet is most commonly used as a document separator in a stack of document. You can find various sizes of patch codes (PDF) by choosing 4-66

97 [Start] menu>[all Programs]>[Avision Scanner Series]>[Patch code] in succession. User s Manual Simply print the PDF file to produce the patch code sheet. Insert the patch code sheets to wherever you want the file to separate. Patch code sheet Notes to print the patch codes: Use blank white paper. Set the scaling to 100%. The sheet is not recognized correctly when printed in a size smaller than the original. Do not use toner saving mode. The sheet is not recognized correctly when the print is too light. Do not use thin paper in order to avoid bleed-through from the back. When you copy a patch code sheet that you printed out, make sure to copy by the same size and brightness as the original copy. Use the same sheet repeatedly may decrease the recognition accuracy due to accumulated dirt on the sheets. If the sheet is not recognized correctly or gets smudged, replace it with a new sheet. 4-67

98 4.12 The Setting Tab The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings: The Setting tab dialog box Energy Saving Control Enable Power Off Check the Enable Energy Saver box and move the slider to set the amount of time to start the energy saver after your last action. The range is from 1 to 242 minutes. The default value is 15 minutes. Check the Enable Power Off box and move the slider to set the amount of time to automatically turn off the scanner after your last action. The range is from 1 to 480 minutes. The default is 242 minutes (4 hours). Note the value of Power Off has to be greater than or equal to the value of Energy Saving. 4-69

99 Cache Mode: None, Page Number, Memory Size. This option allows you to assign a specified memory size from the available RAM to process the image data. By specifying a smaller memory size, you can free more memory for other applications you are running. By specifying a larger memory size, you can have more memory to process the image data especially when you have a large amount of documents needed to be scanned. You can also specify your memory size by the page number. For your information, an A4 color document scanning at 300 dpi consumes approximates 24MB. Image Count When the selected cache mode is none, the image count option allows you to assign number of pages you need to scan. For example, if you wish to scan the first two pages, simply move the page slider to 2, and the scan action will be stopped when the scanning of the first two pages have been completed. 4-70

100 Show Scanning Progress Show Warning Message Save Settings after Closing Check and the scanning progress bar will be shown during scanning. Check to show the warning messages such as ADF pad count exceeds 50,000 scans (the number varies based on type of scanner). Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count. Check to save your scanner properties settings after leaving the dialog box. Next time when you open the Scanner Properties dialog box, the previously saved settings will be shown. 4-71

101 4.13 The Imprinter Tab The Imprinter tab allows you to print alphanumeric characters, date, time, document count and custom message on your scanned image if digital imprinter is selected or at the back of your document if external imprinter is selected. Choice: External Imprinter, Digital Imprinter. If you have installed an external imprinter, choose external imprinter. If you do not have an imprinter, choose digital imprinter. Note External Imprinter provides a vertical and rear-side print capability while digital printer provides a horizontal and frontside print capability. 4-72

102 Contents Print All Custom Counter Date/Time Custom Font Check Print All to automatically print the text at all pages of your documents. Uncheck Print All to print the text for the first page of your documents only. Enter your custom text to be included in your print string. Show the document count for the scan session. This value is increased sequentially by the scanner. Choose if you wish to include the date and time in your print string. Format: YYYYMMDDHHSS For example, check0001 indicates year, month, date, hour, seconds, your custom text and the counter. Choose your desired font. Choice: Normal, Fixed Width Fixed Width (Mono spaced) fonts have a fixed character spacing. So each character occupies the same width. Advanced Font Attributes Choose your font attributes. Choice: Normal, Underline, Double, and Bold. 4-73

103 String Orientation Choose your string orientation. Choice: Normal, Rotated, Vertical, Vertical Inversion, 90 degrees CW, 90 degrees CCW Normal Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 degrees CW 90 degrees CCW If you check the digital imprinter to stamp text on your scanned image, the illustration of normal and rotated string is shown below: Normal Rotated 4-74

104 Print Position Choose the position you wish to print your string. Move the slider to the right to increase the value or to the left to decrease the value. Range: 0~355mm, default:0 mm The value indicates the height from the bottom of your paper to the last letter of your string. This option is available only if an external imprinter is installed. 0001abc 2010 The value of Print Position Print Position (for digital imprinter) Choose the position of your printed string. Choice: Top, Middle, Bottom, Custom. If Custom is selected, enter the X and Y offset value to specify the position. 4-75

105 4.14 The Information Tab The Information tab displays the following system and scanner information. The Information tab dialog box The Report button: If you encounter any error message while using the scanner, click the Report button. A report.txt file [Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\%PRODUCTNAME%; Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10: C:\ProgramData\%PRODUCTNAME% (C: system drive)] will be generated. Please send this file to the nearest service center for trouble shooting. 4-76

106 The Reset Pad Count button: After scanning approximately 30,000 pages (refer to subsequent section 7.3 Replacing the ADF Pad) through the Auto Document Feeder (ADF), the ADF pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the ADF pad with a new one. (Please refer to the manual for proper replacing procedure.) For ordering the ADF pad, please consult your nearest dealer. After replacing the ADF pad, click the Reset Pad Count button to reset the pad count. The Reset Roller Count button: After scanning over a recommended number of pages (refer to subsequent section 7.4 Replacing the ADF Roller) through the ADF, the ADF roller may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the ADF roller with a new one. (Note the replacement of the ADF roller has to be performed only by authorized service center. Therefore, please return your scanner for roller replacement.) After replacing the ADF roller, click the Reset Roller Count button to reset the roller count. Note: The lifetime and the replacing procedure vary based on type of scanner. 4-77

107 5. ISIS Interface Operation * Please refer to the preceding chapter, Scanner Installation, to install ISIS scanner driver. You may start your ISIS-compliant software application to scan via the ISIS user interface. The ISIS driver operation method is similar to the TWAIN s. Every function on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as below: Mode: Select one of scan modes, including B&W, gray, color options. Dither: 5 halftone levels available, can be disabled. Dots per inch: Select your desired resolution. Paper Size: Select your desired paper size. Brightness: Adjust your scan image brightness or darkness. Contrast: Adjust the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. Default: Click to reset all settings. Area: Select your desired scan area or position. 5-1

108 6. Using the Buttons The following picture shows the 4 buttons and 1 function screen on the scanner. Function Screen Function-Select Button Cancel Button Scan Button 6.1 Installing Button Manager V2 Button Manager V2 provides you an easy way to scan your document and then link the scanned image to your designated software application. All this can be done by a simple touch of the button on the scanner. Yet, before you scan, it is recommended to check the button configurations first to ensure a proper file format and a destination application. 6-1

109 6.2 Checking the Button Configurations before Scanning 1. Button Manager V2 runs from the system tray. After Button Manager V2 and the scanner driver are properly installed, Button Manager V2 is started and the Button icon will be displayed on the system tray at the bottom right corner of your computer screen. 2. Left-click the Button Manager V2 icon to prompt the following Button Panel. This indicates the scanner model The Function Icon (The number of function icons vary based on type of scanner.) The Button Panel 6-2

110 3. The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons. Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The Button Properties window appears. Name of the Selected Button Button Name Image Mode Selection Box Basic Scan Parameters Folder and file name for the scanned image Scan To destination and settings OCR settings If you wish to change the setting, use this window to reset the setting for the file format, destination application, or other scan settings. 4. Click the OK button to leave the window. 6-3

111 6.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons 1. Adjust the paper guide for the width of paper and load the document with their tops into the automatic document feeder. 2. Check the button name on the LCD screen to ensure if you are selecting the proper scan settings and destination application. (For example, if you wish to scan with Button, Scan to App, which opens Microsoft Paint and displays the scanned image in the window of Microsoft Paint, the LCD screen should show Scan to App ). 3. Press the Scan button on the scanner. 4. After the scanning is finished, the Microsoft Paint software will be launched and the scanned image appears in the main window of Microsoft Paint as below. Note: 1. For details information on how to use the Button Manager V2, please refer to the user s manual in the supplied CD. 2. You may also use Button Manager V2 on your desktop by starting Button Manager V2 from All Programs or double clicking the Avision Scanner Utility from the Control Panel. 6-4

112 7. Maintenance 7.1 Cleaning the ADF From time to time, the Reverse roller and the Feeding Rollers may be contaminated with ink, toner particles, or paper dust. In this case, the paper may not be fed smoothly. Please follow the following steps to clean the Reverse roller and the Feeding Rollers to ensure the best of the scanner. From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust. In this case the scanner may not feed documents smoothly. If this occurs please follow the cleaning procedures to return your machine to its original state. The Cleaning Procedures 1) Soak a clean cloth with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%). 2) Open the front door slightly to the left. Wipe the upper feeding rollers until the entire roller is cleaned. 3) Wipe the rubber part of the ADF pad. Be careful not to damage the pick springs. 4) Close the scanner front cover. Your scanner is now ready for use. 7-1

113 ADF Pad Feeding Roller 7-2

114 7.2 Cleaning the Calibration Area 1. Open the front cover to the left. 2. Wet a clean cloth with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%) 3. Wipe the glass and the white area as illustrated in below to rid the dust or dirt. 7-3

115 7.3 Replacing the Snap-in Pad Module After scanning approximately 30,000 pages through the ADF, the pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one. For ordering the pad module, please consult your nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace it. Disassembling Procedure 1. Gently open the ADF Front cover to the left. 2. Press both arms of the ADF snap-in pad module inwardly with your fingers to pull out the ADF snap-in pad module. Assembling Procedure 1. Press both arms of the ADF snap-in pad module inwardly with your two fingers. 2. Place it into the holes until it snaps into place. 7-4

116 7.4 Replacing the ADF Roller After scanning approximately 200,000 pages through the ADF, the ADF roller may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, you may need to replace a new ADF roller. For ordering the ADF roller, please consult your nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace it. Disassembling Procedure 1. Gently open the ADF front cover. 2. Use both hands to pull the roller cover to open it. 7-5

117 3. Move the tab of the ADF roller UP as indicated. 4. Detach the right end of the ADF roller from the scanner and remove the ADF roller. 7-6

118 Assembling Procedure 1. Insert the left end of the ADF roller first to its slot and place the ADF roller to its proper position. 2. Move the tab of the ADF roller DOWN. 3. Close the ADF roller cover. A snap-in sound could be heard if correctly installed. 7-7

119 8. Troubleshooting 8.1 Clearing a Paper Jam In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper: 1. Press the ADF release button on the right side. Gently open the front door. 2. Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit. 3. Close the front door. Your Scanner is now ready to use. Document 8-1